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江山易改，本性难移
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Definitions
- 1. it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
- 2. you can't change who you are
- 3. Can the leopard change his spots?
Child Words of 江山易改，本性难移
difficult (to...)
disaster
to change
root
Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang
mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
to move
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
river